EANS-Adhoc: voestalpine AG /voestalpine, at stable sales revenues, increases
earnings in the first nine months of business year 2014/15 significantly

10.02.2015 – 07:31

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Financial Figures/Balance Sheet/9-month report
10.02.2015
The global economic development slowed significantly in the course of the
business year 2014/15. Only North America was able to strengthen its growth
track and China remained on stable levels. In contrast Europe is still waiting
for a recovery, Japan and Brazil stay weak and Russia is in recession.
In an annual comparison voestalpine Group held up well in this environment due
to its orientation towards technology and quality.
The Group was able to increase earnings in all reporting categories
significantly, where only a part is stemming from positive one-off effects from
portfolio optimization measures.
The gearing ratio (net financial debt in relation to equity) increased due to
the redemption of the hybrid bond 2007 in October 2014, which was treated as
equity in the balance sheet, in the planned amount.
The outlook for the business year 2014/15 remains unchanged: From the current
vantage point, it can be anticipated that the operating result (EBITDA) and
profit from operations (EBIT) (even excluding the positive one-off effects) of
the voestalpine Group will be somewhat higher than the figures of the past
business year.
Key figures of voestalpine Group
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|(acc._IFRS;_in_EURm)______|Q1-Q3__2013/14*___|Q1-Q3__2014/15____|Change|
|__________________________|04/01_-_12/31/2013|04/01_-_12/31/2014|in_%__|
|Revenue___________________|8,268.8___________|8,254.9___________|-0.2__|
|EBITDA____________________|999.6_____________|1,087.2___________|8.8___|
|EBITDA_margin_in_%________|12.1______________|13.2______________|______|
|EBIT______________________|569.3_____________|627.4_____________|10.2__|
|EBIT_margin_in_%__________|6.9_______________|7.6_______________|______|
|Profit_before_tax_________|444.3_____________|530.6_____________|19.4__|
|Profit_for_the_period**___|349.7_____________|442.8_____________|26.6__|
|EPS_(in_EUR)______________|1.69______________|2.28______________|34.9__|
|Gearing_ratio_in_%_(12/31)|50.5______________|61.6______________|______|
*Business year 2013/14 retroactively adjusted
**Before deduction of non-controlling interests and interest on hybrid capital
Further details on the 3rd quarter results 2014/15 are available on our homepage
www.voestalpine.com
or feel free to contact our Investor Relations Team +43/50304/15-9949.
Further inquiry note:
DI Peter Fleischer
Head of Investor Relations
Tel.: +43/50304/15-9949
Fax: +43/50304/55-5581
mailto:peter.fleischer@voestalpine.comhttp://www.voestalpine.com
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issuer: voestalpine AG
voestalpine-Straße 1
A-4020 Linz
phone: +43 50304/15-9949
FAX: +43 50304/55-5581
mail: IR@voestalpine.com
WWW: www.voestalpine.com
sector: Metal Goods & Engineering
ISIN: AT0000937503
indexes: WBI, ATX Prime, ATX
stockmarkets: official market: Wien
language: English